A man bought a certain number of oranges; out of which 13 percent were found rotten He gave 75% - Maths - Exponents and Powers

Question

A man bought a certain number of oranges; out of which 13 percent
were found rotten He gave 75% of the remaining in charity and still
has 522 oranges left Find how many had he bought?

Shruti Tyagi · Accepted Answer

Dear student,

Let no
 of oranges bought=100 then percentage of oranges rotten=13% then remaining oranges=100-13% of 100=100-13100×100=100-13=87% given to charity out of left oranges=75% of 87=75100×87=34×87=2614=65
25if 522 are left then no
of oranges bought=52265
25×100=522006525×100=8×100=800thus the no
 of oranges bought =800

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A man bought a certain number of oranges; out of which 13 percent were found rotten. He gave 75% of the remaining in charity and still has 522 oranges left. Find how many had he bought?